Maliki's Media Advisor: Maliki will visit Washington, meet with Obama next week

BAGHDAD / NINA / Ali al-Moussawi, the media adviser of Iraqi Prime Minister revealed that "Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki plans to visit Washington next week, at a response to an official invitation from U.S. President Barack Obama." Moussawi has denied in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / the news reports that say Washington refuses to receive the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, stressing that "al-Maliki will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and will discuss with him a number of files that concern the two countries." It is worth mentioning that Arab newspapers have quoted an informed source as saying that the U.S. administration rejected a request to the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to meet with Obama on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, which was held last week. "/ End